Host profile · since 1997
DreamHost VPS VPS: prices, locations and ping
DreamHost VPS as a metro line
Every data-center city, west to east. Each station is a place you can deploy.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Line | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Traffic | USD / mo | $ / GB RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stack 4 | Stack VPS (self-managed, AMD EPYC) | 2 | 4 GB | 75 GB | unmetered | $15.99 | $4 |
| Stack 8 | Stack VPS (self-managed, AMD EPYC) | 2 | 8 GB | 150 GB | unmetered | $21.99 | $2.75 |
| Stack 16 | Stack VPS (self-managed, AMD EPYC) | 4 | 16 GB | 250 GB | unmetered | $34.99 | $2.19 |
| Stack 32 | Stack VPS (self-managed, AMD EPYC) | 8 | 32 GB | 450 GB | unmetered | $59.99 | $1.87 |
| Managed VPS Business | Managed VPS (Ubuntu, no root) | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB | unmetered | $24.99 | $12.49 |
| Managed VPS Professional | Managed VPS (Ubuntu, no root) | 2 | 4 GB | 120 GB | unmetered | $46.99 | $11.75 |
| Managed VPS Enterprise | Managed VPS (Ubuntu, no root) | 4 | 8 GB | 240 GB | unmetered | $92.99 | $11.62 |
| Managed VPS Premier | Managed VPS (Ubuntu, no root) | 6 | 12 GB | 360 GB | unmetered | $115 | $9.58 |
List prices converted to USD per month. Current pricing page ↗
Estimated ping from big markets
Where it ranks best
- United States#20 of 56 · 5 ms
- Dominican Republic#25 of 56 · 46 ms
- Canada#26 of 56 · 14 ms
- Jamaica#26 of 56 · 45 ms
- Venezuela#27 of 56 · 62 ms
- Colombia#28 of 56 · 70 ms
- Panama#31 of 56 · 62 ms
- Ecuador#31 of 56 · 79 ms
What’s included
- NVMe disks
- DDoS filtering
- Snapshots
- IPv6
- API
- Private networking
- Custom ISO
- Dedicated-CPU plans
- Unmetered traffic
- Windows images
- Backups
KVM · panel: DreamHost custom panel (no cPanel/Plesk)
Support, terms, payment
Pay with: card, paypal, other.
Support: 24/7/365 live chat and email via the panel chat widget (per the VPS page); no phone number published for VPS.
SLA: 100% uptime guarantee (ToS: credit of one day of hosting per hour of interruption, capped at 10% of the next renewal fee, counted from the support ticket; excludes Dedicated and DreamCompute but not VPS). Refund window: none stated.
Based in: Brea, US.
Strengths
- No-commitment monthly pricing on Stack plans ($15.99 for 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 75 GB NVMe, $8.99 for the first 3 months) with unmetered bandwidth
- Full root access, dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 and always-on DDoS protection included; managed tier adds patching and daily backups
- Independent, employee-owned company since 1997 with a contractual 100% uptime guarantee that covers VPS
Trade-offs
- Single US (Ashburn, VA) location for Stack VPS; no European or Asian VPS deployment
- No money-back guarantee on self-managed VPS (ToS excludes VPS from the 30-day guarantee), no backups or snapshots, no hourly billing, no Windows
- Proxy software and BitTorrent are prohibited on all DreamHost platforms; Managed VPS renewals are 2.3-2.5x the 3-year intro rate
Moving to or from DreamHost VPS
Hosts with similar footprints
- SSD Nodes$17 · 15 cities
- Rackspace OpenStack Flex$14.45 · 3 cities
- RamNode$14 · 4 cities
- Hosting.com$19.99 · 10 cities
- Hostinger VPS$11.99 · 10 cities
- Serverspace$11.92 · 7 cities
Questions people ask
How much does DreamHost VPS cost?
Its cheapest priced plan is $15.99 a month (Stack 4). The median across its plans works out to $6.79 per GB of RAM. Check the provider’s page for current promotions.
Where are DreamHost VPS’s servers?
Ashburn — 1 country across North America.
Does DreamHost VPS accept crypto or PayPal?
Listed payment methods: card, paypal, other.